Wikipedia 'Loses' 49,000 Editors

"Online encyclopaedia Wikipedia 'lost' 49,000 of its volunteer editors in the first three months of 2009, University research suggests. The figure compares with a loss of 4,900 over the same period in 2008."

Cloud Storage

"A growing number of companies will automatically sweep your hard drive and keep a copy of the information that is there in the Internet 'cloud.' Many early adopters use Mozy or Carbonite, which allow users unlimited backup space for the cost of a latte each month."

Publishers Forming 'Magazine iTunes'

"Major magazine publishers including Time Inc. and Conde Nast hope to exert some control over digital readership with a joint venture enabling readers to buy copies of the New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, Esquire, and many other mags from a single website, the New York Times reports."

Barnes & Noble Says Nook Reader Is Not Ideal for E-Textbooks

"Barnes & Noble says its Nook e-book device, to be released by the end of the month, was not built with college students in mind."

Twitter Eyes Acquisitions, Sees Making Money in 2010

"Micro-blogging site Twitter is interested in making more acquisitions as it continues to grow in popularity, co-founder Biz Stone said on Tuesday."

Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages

"Wikipedia.org is the fifth-most-popular Web site in the world, with roughly 325 million monthly visitors. But unprecedented numbers of the millions of online volunteers who write, edit and police it are quitting."

Google Previews Chrome Open Source Operating System

"Internet search giant Google has lifted the lid on its operating system, known as Chrome OS. The free and open source system is initially aimed at low-cost netbooks and does away with many of the features of a traditional program. All applications are designed to run in a web browser and all the user's data is stored on Google's servers.
Engineers from the firm said the first computers running the system would be available before the end of 2010."